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May Plans and Me Made May

Monday, 1 May 2017

I'm really happy with the way my plans for April helped me make the most of my sewing time so I thought I'd do it again for May.

We have a lot of commitments in May so no weekend sewing time. It's also the annual Me Made May challenge which I want to participate in, but don't want to feel pressured to take a photo every day or try to churn out new items just so that I have something new to share.

I'm generally wearing at least one item I've made every day, and it's just as likely that I've made my entire outfit so that's not such a challenge anymore. Lingerie making has been on my to do list for a couple of years so I thought this was the perfect time to give it a go. New undies can be sewn up pretty quickly and I'm told bras don't really take that long either. I know I have a steep learning curve ahead of me but I'm excited to get started.

To get things started I purchased some bra kits from Tailor Made Shop (she has the most beautiful kits). Top of my list is the Orange Lingerie Montgomery Briefs (check out Norma's Instagram feed for pure lingerie beauty). I'm also really keen to try the Evie la Luve Esme and Bella undies. The Watson Set is still something I'd like to sew up and I have a really lovely kit from Blackbird Fabrics that I want to use - time to stop stashing and start sewing.

So here's my pledge for Me Made May:

'I, Robyn of Sew Love Red, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '17. I endeavour to wear at least two pieces of me made underwear each week and sew one new bra for the duration of May 2017'

I certainly won't be posting modeled photos of my pledge items but I will share the finished items. Are you playing along?

2 comments:

Hello from a fellow sewing enthusiast! I think your Me Made May pledge is fantastic - it's almost like a stealth version of the challenge (or, dare one say, 'undercover'?). :D

I'm writing an article on my blog about Me Made May and I was wondering if I could interview you about your particular challenge. Would you be interested in taking part? If you'd like to give it a go, please get in touch via my email dress or through my blog, http://katiewritesstuff.com. Thanks!